Advocates:
['SUNIL KR SINGH', '', 'SHASHI BHUSHAN SINGH', 'ARUN KUMAR TRIPATHYAC', 'PP']

CRIMINAL APPEAL No.21 OF 1986 (S.J.)

[Appeal against the judgment and order dated 20^th December, 1985

passed in Sessions Trial No.72 of 1982 by Sri Hirdya Narain, 4^th Asstt.

Sessions Judge, Muzaffarpur]

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1. NAND LAL SAHANI SON OF SRI RAJEDNRA SAHANI

2. RAMPATIA DEVI WIFE OF RAJENDRA SAHANI, BOTH RESIDENT OF

VILLAGE ARARA, P.S. KANTI, DISTRICT MZUAFFARPUR

-----------Appellants

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ---------------------------Respondent

For the Appellants : Mr. S.B.K. Manglam, Advocate

Mr. Arun Kumar Tripathi, Advocate

Amicus Curiae

For the State : Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyaya, A.P.P.

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P R E S E N T

THE HON'BLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH

Anjana Prakash, J:

The appellant no.1 has been convicted for the

offence under Section 376 of the I.P.C and sentenced to

rigorous imprisonment for ten years and the